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Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

WI

derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was taken by

and

| couldn’t stop the trembling in

“Is something the matter?”

I looked up in shock, my mouth agape as he stood in front of

happened?” I

it was a beautiful Sun Blos som flower in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled with gold flakes

he said, handing the flower to me. “So

the

seemed to seep in all around me again until it was nearly pitch black.

wishing I knew

reach out to grab him, and that

fabric of my pants,

blood was coming from

I shouted. “Are you

eyes behind his mask,

the blood continued

he was dead

pounding out of my chest as

Brushing my hand over my face, I sat up in bed and looked

Right. The palace.

office. It was no wonder

told me that it

back

the gar den

was crisp so I inhaled deeply,

about being here would be easy. I wished that my father were here so he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find a way to make it through this trial to get back to my

they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them in, looking

just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure of content ment in the

and they quickly ushered my

crashing

I heard what I thought were growls, followed

another, and I immediately recognized one of them. He was the last person I wanted to see right

Theo. He was being attacked… again. Really, how hated was

was clearly gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I began to move, I stepped on some

Shoot!

to my knees behind the bushes, I tried to hide myself, praying neither of them noticed

by me and ended shortly. Just then,

myself. But as one last at tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and sticks in it before

I was messy enough that he wouldn’t want to look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize me as the sole survivor of

expression was hard. His

to his chest, but then I dropped my head so that

me a bit of hope that maybe

you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but Prince Theo raised a

replying to his Be

by, Your Highness,” I

it. “You

way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for you… but I got lost…….” I lifted my eyes only slightly

me. “You’re the eighth woman who has tried to approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of

remind him, “But the

caused him to get away?” | as

glanced at me and

locked on me again. I felt fear coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and I cowered, but my

time you interrupt me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were as